Clooney & Pitt To Kick Off Venice Film Festival

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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 28, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: April 28, 2008 4:40 PM EDT

VENICE, Italy --

“Burn After Reading,” a dark spy-comedy by Oscar-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen, will open this year’s Venice Film Festival.

The movie, which stars George Clooney, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton, will have its world premiere Aug. 27, festival organizers announced Monday.

“Burn After Reading” is the story of an ousted CIA official whose memoir falls into the hands of two gym employees.

The festival will run through Sept. 6, when the prestigious Golden Lion will be awarded. The official lineup will be announced in late July.

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